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To evaluate soy intake and serum concentrations of estradiol and isoflavonoids and their relationship to bone mineral density (BMD) and serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (bone ALP) activity, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 87 postmenopausal Japanese women. Soy product and isoflavone intake from soy products and intake of nutrients were assessed with a semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaire. BMD (mg/cm2) was measured by single-energy X-ray absorptiometry at the site of the calcaneus. Serum estradiol (E2) and the sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) were measured by radioimmunoassay. Serum genistein and daidzein concentrations were measured by a high-performance liquid chromatography MS/MS method. A statistically significant correlation was observed between the ratio of E2 to SHBG and BMD (Spearman r = 0.38, p = 0.0003) after controlling for age, body mass index, smoking status, age at menarche, and intake of vegetable fat, vitamin C and salt. Soy product and isoflavone intake and serum isoflavones were not significantly correlated with BMD after controlling for the covariates. Serum ALP was not significantly correlated with soy product and isoflavone intake, the E2/SHBG ratio or serum isoflavones. The present study supports the association of BMD with serum estradiol; however, it does not support the association of BMD with soy or isoflavone intake or serum isoflavone levels.
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Received: 13 August 2001 / Accepted: 30 October 2001
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Nagata, C., Shimizu, H., Takami, R. et al. Soy Product Intake and Serum Isoflavonoid and Estradiol Concentrations in Relation to Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Japanese Women. Osteoporos Int 13, 200–204 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001980200014
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